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September 30th 2006: Outside the Walls of Quebec and a Late Night Ferry Ride

Two movies (1,2) attempt to capture a neat game one man was playing in the streets outside of Old Town. They don't do a very good job of portraying the game but having some video is better than having none. The man is playing hacky sack alone except using a soccer ball instead of a bean bag and bicycle tires instead of one's own feet. Sounds weird, doesn't it? Just watch the videos.

The other two movies are both 360-degree panoramas of Old Quebec and Levis taken during our ferry ride. The one recorded at dusk was taken during the trip outbound from Old Quebec; the one at night was taken during the inbound trip.

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I liked the ship-like sculpture outside this business along the Grand Allee.
A grainy picture of a nice residential side street off the Grand Allee. The trees and calm right off of a major thoroughfare reminded me of my trip to Vancouver.
I liked the ship-like sculpture outside this business along the Grand Allee.
A grainy picture of a nice residential side street off the Grand Allee. The trees and calm right off of a major thoroughfare reminded me of my trip to Vancouver.
National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec (Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec)
The left wing of the museum, as seen from the front of the museum. It's quite different from the main entrance and the other wing. This wing was a prison until it was abandoned and later incorporated into the museum's design.
The central lobby of the museum.
The right wing of the museum.
The main entrance and other wing, as seen from a window from the prison wing.
The left wing of the museum, as seen from the front of the museum. It's quite different from the main entrance and the other wing. This wing was a prison until it was abandoned and later incorporated into the museum's design.
The central lobby of the museum.
The right wing of the museum.
The main entrance and other wing, as seen from a window from the prison wing.
The Saint Laurent river as seen from a window in the prison wing. I love the colors. I love the slightly impressionistic feel to this image due to the camera's incorrect guess at the focal distance. It's blurred nicely, not hurting my head the way most out of focus photographs do.
Another view of the Fleuve Saint-Laurent. It's neat to compare this picture with the previous one. They both have colorful trees. This one is more nicely framed by the window. But this one also contains some distracting reflections. In addition, this one is clearer, without any of the appealing (?) fuzziness of the earlier one.
A tower in the prison wing has wooden carvings of people stuck in the floor. Weird.
The central interior space in the prison wing.
The Saint Laurent river as seen from a window in the prison wing. I love the colors. I love the slightly impressionistic feel to this image due to the camera's incorrect guess at the focal distance. It's blurred nicely, not hurting my head the way most out of focus photographs do.
Another view of the Fleuve Saint-Laurent. It's neat to compare this picture with the previous one. They both have colorful trees. This one is more nicely framed by the window. But this one also contains some distracting reflections. In addition, this one is clearer, without any of the appealing (?) fuzziness of the earlier one.
A tower in the prison wing has wooden carvings of people stuck in the floor. Weird.
The central interior space in the prison wing.
Battlefields Park (Parc des Champs-de-Bataille)
A quartet of metal musician sculptures I spotted in the park.
A clear autumn view of Fleuve Saint-Laurent.
Fleuve Saint-Laurent, the town of Levis, and some pretty sheer cliffs.
A Martello Tower. Of the sixteen Martello towers built in Canada, four were in Quebec City. This one looks darn solid! Inside joke: notice the splash of a red shirt in the picture.
A quartet of metal musician sculptures I spotted in the park.
A clear autumn view of Fleuve Saint-Laurent.
Fleuve Saint-Laurent, the town of Levis, and some pretty sheer cliffs.
A Martello Tower. Of the sixteen Martello towers built in Canada, four were in Quebec City. This one looks darn solid!
Inside joke: notice the splash of a red shirt in the picture.
A walkway in the park. Wouldn't it be nice to come out here and sit on a bench with a book, alternating between reading the book and observing the river and the Hotel Frontenac in the distance?
A walkway in the park. Wouldn't it be nice to come out here and sit on a bench with a book, alternating between reading the book and observing the river and the Hotel Frontenac in the distance?
Joan of Arc Garden
An excellent (due to the content, not the quality of the photography) 300-degree panorama of the Joan of Arc Garden. If you look closely, you'll see it's decorated for Halloween: fake gravestones, pumpkins, a prison, and many open books. Each book has a true story from Quebec's history, written in a manner implying ghosts are still haunting the city. Cool!
The statue in the center of the garden.
A view down the length of the Joan of Arc Garden. Rated excellent due to the greens.
An excellent (due to the content, not the quality of the photography) 300-degree panorama of the Joan of Arc Garden. If you look closely, you'll see it's decorated for Halloween: fake gravestones, pumpkins, a prison, and many open books. Each book has a true story from Quebec's history, written in a manner implying ghosts are still haunting the city. Cool!
The statue in the center of the garden.
A view down the length of the Joan of Arc Garden. Rated excellent due to the greens.
Even More Outside the Walls
A line of fancy townhouses along Grande Allee.
The section of Grande Allee close to Old Town has many cafes, restaurants, and bars. Inside the walls Grande Allee changes its name to rue St-Louis, which was photographed the previous day.
A government building near the Parliament Buildings.
A line of fancy townhouses along Grande Allee.
The section of Grande Allee close to Old Town has many cafes, restaurants, and bars. Inside the walls Grande Allee changes its name to rue St-Louis, which was photographed the previous day.
A government building near the Parliament Buildings.
Second Cup
Second Cup, a coffee chain common in the province. We stopped here for a late afternoon caffeinated pick-me-up. Along with drinks, we split an orange-raspberry scone: cakey, sweet, and tasty.
The comfortable interior of Second Cup, filled with natural light. Aside from the better architecture, the style and menu felt much like Starbucks.
Second Cup, a coffee chain common in the province. We stopped here for a late afternoon caffeinated pick-me-up. Along with drinks, we split an orange-raspberry scone: cakey, sweet, and tasty.
The comfortable interior of Second Cup, filled with natural light. Aside from the better architecture, the style and menu felt much like Starbucks.
Even More Old Quebec (Vieux-Quebec)
The sun lends a wonderful warm glow to the Frontenac. Compare this photo to some of the ones taken of the Frontenac on the previous (rainy) day. Its roof looks like it changed color overnight!
The Hotel Frontenac again, at dusk. Many rooms are starting to be lit.
Ditto.
The sun lends a wonderful warm glow to the Frontenac. Compare this photo to some of the ones taken of the Frontenac on the previous (rainy) day. Its roof looks like it changed color overnight!
The Hotel Frontenac again, at dusk. Many rooms are starting to be lit.
Ditto.
Ferry
Old Quebec. The lit boardwalk is Terrasse Dufferin. The squat series of buildings to the left of and above it is La Citadelle (The Citadel), Quebec's fortifications.
Old Quebec at night. Old Quebec is filled with numerous impressive stone buildings. I'm disappointed with this photo because it only shows the lights, not the buildings.
An extremely blurry shot (due to ferry motion combined with a long exposure) of Old Quebec at night.
More Old Quebec at night.
Old Quebec. The lit boardwalk is Terrasse Dufferin. The squat series of buildings to the left of and above it is La Citadelle (The Citadel), Quebec's fortifications.
Old Quebec at night. Old Quebec is filled with numerous impressive stone buildings. I'm disappointed with this photo because it only shows the lights, not the buildings.
An extremely blurry shot (due to ferry motion combined with a long exposure) of Old Quebec at night.
More Old Quebec at night.